Marine debris, a global pollution problem, has long been
considered as a major environmental problem in the global ocean.
It refers to any manufactured or processed solid waste material
(typically inert) that enters the marine environment from any
source [1]. The seas in all parts of the world are littered with man-
made debris, most of it plastics, which are practically indestruc-
tible [2,3]. Marine debris occurring in greater concentrations
within specific regions in the North Pacific and North Atlantic
regions (known as the ‘‘Garbage Patches’’) further demonstrates
the ongoing problem of marine debris pollution